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The Genes Reunited community is made up of millions of people with similar interests. Discover your family history and make life long friends along the way.
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The Genes community will go out of their way to help you, so don’t be shy about asking for help.

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Member Since: June 2005 Posts: 4,268 Send Message	RutlandBelle	Report	6 Jan 2009 16:46
	RE: FreeBMD. Just checked my graph and I have now added 10,000 entries. I have been transcribing for 3 years with breaks during the summer months, so not onerous. If I can do it anyone can, I'm sure that more volunteers are always welcome so come on all you genealogists out there. Happy New Year to all, Jennifer
	Researching: Please use the "ADD YOUR REPLY" box below to reply. Please DO NOT click on my username and send a private message (unless info is about living people or otherwise sensitive). Thank you.
Member Since: September 2007 Posts: 2,597 Send Message	*Michelle*	Report	6 Jan 2009 16:56
	Well done you! What a great job you are doing.Its people like you who allow everyone to find all those record on Free BMD. I have done a little transcribing for Family Search and its good fun and easy to do. Happy New Year! *Michelle*
	Researching: Jepson, Bishop, Meech, Bevis, Ayling, King, Buckley
Member Since: June 2003 Posts: 735 Send Message	Whisky Soda	Report	6 Jan 2009 17:10
Member Since: June 2003 Posts: 735 Send Message	Hi Jennifer Well done and thank you, if it wasnt for people like you, we wouldnt be able to find half of the records we now do find so easily Brilliant Thanks Ann
Member Since: August 2004 Posts: 2,602 Send Message	Treehunter	Report	6 Jan 2009 17:55
	Thank you for all your time and well done for doing all that for us. Keep up the good work
	Researching: Farran, Gurr, Hills, Parker, Priddy, Davies, Pearce, Dixon, White, Dolley, Suckling, Hyde, Hammond, Wootten, Undershell,Tremewen and many more
Member Since: April 2006 Posts: 5,644 Send Message	KeithInFujairah	Report	6 Jan 2009 18:06
Member Since: April 2006 Posts: 5,644 Send Message	Anyone with any free time can join, it is really easy to do, there is no pressure to produce and scans are available for 99% of the transcriptions. Every little helps, so why not give it a go.
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 46,113 Send Message	SylviaInCanada	Report	6 Jan 2009 23:46
	well done Jennifer and thank you very much for all your hard work do you live near Uppingham? We stayed there last June, and had a lovely day round Rutland Water! A beautiful area that I had not been to before. sylvia
	Researching: My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.
Member Since: April 2006 Posts: 5,644 Send Message	KeithInFujairah	Report	7 Jan 2009 02:23
Member Since: April 2006 Posts: 5,644 Send Message	Berona, if you wish to transcribe for FreeBMD, there is no reason why you could not, geographical location is no barrier. I am in the United Arab Emirates, and my syndicate co-ordinator is in New Zealand. As I mentioned earlier, most are scanned pages and are downloaded for transcription.
Member Since: May 2004 Posts: 4,065 Send Message	Cherilyn	Report	7 Jan 2009 03:56
Member Since: May 2004 Posts: 4,065 Send Message	Well done Jennifer! (and the others who help!) I have often wondered how it works and what is involved as I do enjoy this sort of thing. Thanks for being so inspiring!!! :-) Maybe this can be my new year's resolution! Cheers Cherilyn
Member Since: May 2004 Posts: 16,628 Send Message	Battenburg	Report	7 Jan 2009 10:14
Member Since: May 2004 Posts: 16,628 Send Message	Berona. All the stuff you are doing free for Ancestry they then charge people to view. Freecen and freebmds is more worthwhile. Of course as you say you might find something of interest to yourself when you are transcribing for Ancestry. Hope they give you a free sub
Member Since: October 2006 Posts: 369 Send Message	Thomas	Report	7 Jan 2009 14:59
Member Since: October 2006 Posts: 369 Send Message	Jennifer - you're a **STAR** - regards Tom
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 6,064 Send Message	♥Betty Boo from Dundee♥	Report	7 Jan 2009 15:24
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 6,064 Send Message	Hi Jennifer, Boast all you want really I mean it!!! To do 10,000 entries thats fantastic, well done. Betty
Member Since: June 2005 Posts: 4,268 Send Message	RutlandBelle	Report	7 Jan 2009 15:58
	Thanks for all the replies. I put this thread up hoping to inspire some of you out there to transcribe. As Keith says you don't have to live in the UK, it is all done by e-mail and downloading scans to transcribe. Yes Sylvia in Canada, I know Uppingham very well. I live on the south side of Rutland Water and walk my dog there most days. Regards to all, Jennifer
	Researching: Please use the "ADD YOUR REPLY" box below to reply. Please DO NOT click on my username and send a private message (unless info is about living people or otherwise sensitive). Thank you.
Member Since: June 2005 Posts: 4,268 Send Message	RutlandBelle	Report	7 Jan 2009 16:02
	PS. Keith has done 29000 entries!!
	Researching: Please use the "ADD YOUR REPLY" box below to reply. Please DO NOT click on my username and send a private message (unless info is about living people or otherwise sensitive). Thank you.
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 5,764 Send Message	lancashireAnn	Report	7 Jan 2009 17:17
	someone in my freebmd sydicate has done over 100,000 entries - makes my 11000 look small! However as they say - even if someone only does i batch (about 300 entries) it all helps. That batch just might contain the info someone has been searching for for a long time.
	Researching: Liverpool (Cartwright, Chambers, Miller), Todmorden (Sutcliffe, Mallison), Abergavenny (Watkins, Prosser)
Member Since: April 2006 Posts: 5,644 Send Message	KeithInFujairah	Report	7 Jan 2009 17:45
Member Since: April 2006 Posts: 5,644 Send Message	Jennifer, I did not want to mention that lol. I believe that the most anyone has done is (on a quick check) 1,242,988 entries, so have got a long way to go still. As you say, every little helps.
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 46,113 Send Message	SylviaInCanada	Report	7 Jan 2009 21:09
	Jennifer an old school friend of husband's has recently moved to Uppingham, and we visited with them for the first time in over 20 years! They were busy renovating their "new" house, so we couldn't actually stay with them We stayed at the Lake Isle for 2 nights .............. a lovely hotel, and marvellous food! They even had a little tray in our bedroom with a decanter of sherry and 2 glasses, and a glass jar with home made "cookies" it was a great time, and the first time I had been down in that area.
	Researching: My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.
Member Since: December 2003 Posts: 20,103 Send Message	Cynthia	Report	7 Jan 2009 22:45
	I think this calls for thanks to all who do this work. The rest of us are so very grateful. I am considering having a go in the not too distant future.
	Researching: ADVICE: Click on 'My Threads' over on the left to find your replies. Please respond to your replies by typing in the Add Reply box at the bottom of the page. Enjoy!
Member Since: May 2004 Posts: 4,065 Send Message	Cherilyn	Report	8 Jan 2009 03:25
Member Since: May 2004 Posts: 4,065 Send Message	Just wanted to let you know I have just joined a FreeBMD syndicate as a transcriber! Can't wait to get started - it was so easy to join. :-) Cherilyn
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 5,764 Send Message	lancashireAnn	Report	8 Jan 2009 15:48
	well done Cherilyn. If your syndicate leader is as good as mine you will get all the help you need. Some things are bound to be a bit puzzling at first. I still have to ask on occasions after 4 years transcribing but it is usually only small details.
	Researching: Liverpool (Cartwright, Chambers, Miller), Todmorden (Sutcliffe, Mallison), Abergavenny (Watkins, Prosser)
Member Since: April 2006 Posts: 5,644 Send Message	KeithInFujairah	Report	9 Jan 2009 04:38
Member Since: April 2006 Posts: 5,644 Send Message	Well done Berona, welcome to the fold, another set of fingers lol. Every little helps.

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